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a live look at the scene. the storm will get even worse there overnight. live look outside at the weather in our region tonight. we've gotten off with just a few flakes possible here and there. wjz is live with extensive first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking storm. christie ileto and bob turk. and marley hall is in connecticut, bracing for the storm. let's go first to bob and tim. >> this storm was off the carolina coast. then moved off the new jersey coast. just too far away from our region. except for rain on the eastern shore. in fact, salisbury picked up almost 1.75 inches rain. low pressure now, heading up toward east of nantucket. heavy precip out of the ocean. that's all rain snow line now from new york to easton, providence, rhode island. some of those bands may drop 2 to 3 inches of snow in an hour. in our region, we will see wind
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out of this system once it passes, with wind gusts over 40 miles an hour possible across north central portions of maryland. and the shenandoah valley to the west of us. that's in effect from late tonight, through tomorrow morning. but temperature-wise, we're still in the 30s. 37. 37 in elkton. it's warmer to the south. cold spot, oakland with shower activity there, expect it tonight. 32 degrees. now, what impact this is going to have on the northeast. particularly massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut and the new york region. tim williams is in the outback. tim? >> definitely the storm merged north and northeast of us. the moisture from the storm coming up along our east coast, along with the cold air that moved in across the great lakes. is all combined in new england. we're looking at 6 two 12 inches roughly. expected around new york. 12 to 24 inches around approach dense, rhode island. and maybe 2 to 3 feet of snow up around boston. it's going to mean significant delays in and out of the city. and that means everywhere up
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and down the eastern sea board. and back into the midwest and beyond. because of the air travel delays. winds are going to pick up here. bob talked about the timing of that at 9:00 p.m. and they're going to really kick in here over the next few hours. we'll talk about that more in your complete first warning forecast. for now, back inside. >> thank you, tim. and as you said, the storm is really expected to pick up steam and hammer several northeastern states tonight. first warning weather coverage continues with marley hall reporting for wjz, from harford, connecticut. >> reporter: the icy sleet that pelted new york city this afternoon, is turning into a full-blown snowstorm this evening. by tomorrow, manhattan could be buried under a foot of snow. >> if it gets crazy, stay in. if not, you know, keep on moving. that's how new york is. >> a nasa satellite photo shows the northeaster colliding with another storm from the west. creating a wintry double whammy from the northeast. coastal neighborhoods still recovering from super storm sandy, are preparing for hurricane force winds and storm
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surges. residents in harford, connecticut, started clearing the first few inches of snow this afternoon. they're expecting two feet. connect's governor, declared a state of emergency. >> do yourself and the state a favor. then stay off the highways. >> reporter: some gas stations in connecticut ran out of fuel, as people prepared for the storm. here in harford, people are filling -- filling gas cans to run their generators ncase the power goes out. >> ed hernandez fueled his power truck yesterday. >> running up now. looking at 60 plus 100 yesterday. >> parts of massachusetts, including boston, could get 3 feet of snow. >> we expect up to two to three inches of accumulation per hour, making for extremely dangerous conditions. >> in maine, the stormy weather caused a 19-car pileup, with no serious injuries. >> reporter: amtrak trains stopped running north of new york city today. many airports across new england are shut down. and thousands of flights are
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canceled. >> in harford, connecticut. marley hall, wjz eyewitness news. >> and indeed, travelers here in maryland are feeling the impact of the storm. first warning weather coverage continues with christie ileto, live at penn station with more on this. christie? >> reporter: you know, it may not be snowing here. but travelers in maryland are being stopped in their tracks because of blizzard-like conditions, happening hundreds of miles away. >> reporter: while new england braces for snowstorm nemo. >> boston canceled. >> reporter: maryland travelers are trying to dodge it. >> right now, i'm just keeping my fingers crossed. we'll see what happens. i have a feeling i might be spending the night in cincinnati. >> blizzard-like conditions are bringing the conditions to a halt. >> i just talked to my dad. >> i'm just checking right now. so far, it's on time. >> reporter: others thought moving up their flights would help them avoid getting stuck. >> i moved high my flight up and the second is delayed. >> reporter: while bwi can't
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tell us just how many flights have been canceled so far, we do know that airlines started making cancellations as early as midday. >> the airlines really cancel flights ahead of storms. >> reporter: by midflight, hay had canceled 43 incoming flights and outgoing flights to the northeast. more than 30 had been delayed. >> originally headed to stanford. can't get to stanford. so i'm going to new york. >> reporter: and frustrations are mounting because travel by train isn't any easier. all the trains aren't going past new york. as of this morning. >> i could see everyone i was coming to see. >> reporter: she left ithica at the crack of down, barely making it out before the storm hit. >> reporter: and if you are planning to head north out of town this weekend from baltimore, expect to have delays and any type of trouble. and of course, have a plan b. reporting live at penn station, christie ileto, wjz eyewitness news. >> good advice. thank you, kristy. christie. and for updates on the
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forecast, live doppler radar any time, and details on closings or delays, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. the 15-year-old accused of shooting a classmate at perry hall high school, will be tried as an adult. wjz is live in circuit court in towson. mike hellgren reveals troubling new details. >> reporter: we heard very disturbing recordings. in the end, the judge said he didn't feel that gladden would be motivated to change if he were charged as a juvenile. it's a big blow to the defense. >> reporter: 15-year-old robert gladden, jr., will be tried as an adult, despite pleading with the judge that he was troubled, bullied, and truly sorry for opening fire in the perry hall high school cafeteria, on the first day of school last august. sending the campus into chaos, and injuring classmate daniel borowy, who was shot but survived. >> it's a mother's worst nightmare. it's horrifying. >> reporter: the judge recorded hours of statements, including chilling new comments gladden
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made after the shooting, that he wished he was a student at sandy hook elementary, where more than two toss dozen people were killed last december. the judge also learned gladden was sending letters to notorious mass murderer, charles manson. >> reporter: a big issue will be if any of gladden's statements are eligible at the trial. they did not read him his miranda rights. >> one said, can i get the death penalty for this? i wanted to kill him. i wanted to commit suicide. >> reporter: gladden's page also said, first day of school, last day of my life. and called the columbine high school shooters, eric harris, and dylan klebold, inspirations. gladden's lawyers said the teen had a rough life at home and isn't evil. that he just needs comprehensive mental healthcare. >> what he was doing is acting out in a terrible fashion, in the hopes that somebody other than him would pull the trigger on him. and he would perish. >> gladden looked much the same
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in court today, as he did in those pictures. his hair was just a little bit lighter. he wore an oversized dress shirt. and through much of the testimony from different police officers, he was drawing on a legal pad. reporting live in towson, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. the trial is scheduled to begin later this month. well, tens of thousands of people packed m&t bank stadium for the ravens' victory celebration. but in the rush to get a look at the players, an 11-year-old boy was trampled. wjz is live outside the stadium now. monique griego explains, the ravens are making changes to make sure that never happens again. monique? >> well, denise. the problem started when the stadium reached full capacity. thousands of fans were left outside. and many of them started rushing the gate. >> reporter: as the ravens arrived alt m&t bank stadium for their super bowl celebration. a massive crowd of fans followed. but with the stadium already filled to capacity, thousands were turned away.
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and many were making desperate and dangerous attempts to get in. 11-year-old tyreke hodge became trapped when the crowd suddenly rushed the gate. he told our partners at the baltimore sun what happened next. >> i fell. and they started piling up on me. i couldn't breathe. and i said, mommy, help me. i thought i was going to die. >> but tyreke's mother also couldn't move. >> and all i could do is hold his hand, at the time, being crushed over piles of people. >> tyreke, crushed for the time, was pulled eventually to safety. suffering broken blood vessels in his eye, and several large scrapes. while they had expected 30,000 people, more than 200,000 showed up. >> we did not anticipate the size of that crowd. >> i don't think police anticipated the size of that crowd. >> reporter: to avoid chaos like we saw tuesday, ravens officials say they will only hold ticketed events so that
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people will know whether or not people will be able to get in. >> i think that was probably the major potential safety issue. next time we do this, we'll know better. >> reporter: hodge still believes more should have been done. >> i understand you can't control the big crowd. i understand that but it should have been more security than regular people who work at m&t bank. >> as for tyreke, he is expected to be okay and recovering at home. reporting live, monique griego. wjz eyewitness news. >> glad to hear that. >> ravens officials also said they thought baltimore police did an extraordinary job handling the crowd. because no major incidents were reported. updating the developing story from northwest baltimore, investigators are on the scene, with a deadly house fire. >> reporter: police confirmed to wjz that homicide investigators are looking into the scene where flames erupted. once the fire was extinguished,
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a woman was found dead inside. the medical examiner will determine exactly how she died. no cause -- word on the cause or if there were any working smoke detectors in the house. back to you, denise. >> all right. thank you, mary. and wjz will keep you updated on this investigation. until today, everyone was still in the dark, trying to cause the massive power outage. jessica kartalija explains, energy officials are taking the blame. >> the whole system was designed to proocht something like a power outage from occurring. the system was defective. >> reporter: seconds into third quarter of the super bowl. >> half the power in the super bowl stadium is out. >> entergy, taking the blame. saying the device, known as a relay in the company's switch gear, malfunctioned. cutting power to one of two feeder lines, supplying power to the dome.
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>> it's been inside that switch gear that entergy owns that i think can be fixed. >> it was dimly lit for 34 minutes, while crews worked to restore power. >> means about a 20-minute delay. >> ravens' head coach jokes about the outage. >> i believed you during the blackout. who are you tacking about? >> that is -- >> what is the issue? >> there was a concern about restaurants after the game. new orleans has a lot of great restaurants, dave. >> they have ruled out cyber terrorism as a cause. ironically, it is part of a $4 million upgrade. >> the device has since been removed from service. we are working with the manufacturer on the recommended course of action. rest-assured, the super dome is fully functional. >> reporter: and some city officials in new orleans say
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they were concerned that this outage would blow the possibility of them ever hosting another super bowl. but the nfl says that not the case. and they will keep new orleans in their future plans. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. the new orleans city council says it wants the super dome to hire an independent engineer to investigate. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a close, very close encounter, as eyewitness news continues. i'm mike schuh, at chase elementary. kids in this school are getting the thrill of their lives today. super bowl champion tory smith coming to visit. the story coming up next. intense manhunt. hundreds of police searching for an elusive fugitive ex-cop. and ready for the weekend. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast coming up.
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it's cloudy. 38 degrees in central maryland right now. this is a live look at boston tonight. that city and much of the northeast preparing for a major nor'easter. complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. well, this valentine's day, we won't have to kiss ourselves goodbye. that's because an asteroid will come very close to the earth on february 15th. and as alex demetrick reports, it will not come close enough to hit. it's called 2012d.a.14. a not very scary name for a not very large asteroid. it will only take up about half
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a football field. but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in nearness. february 15th, it will pass very close, just 17 issue, -- 17,200 miles miles from earth. that put its inside the 22,000- mile high orbit of communications satellites. >> that's close. >> dr. goddard is the chief scientist. he says this is a drop in the cosmic bucket. >> that's pretty small. much bigger ones have impacted the earth in the last million years. >> reporter: the last time a similar object hit was in siberia. it exploded on the way down, with the force of a couple of hydrogen bombs, leveling 800 square miles of forest. >> that's a relatively small event. relative to the history of this planet. >> reporter: not long after it was spotted, its orbit was calculated and double checked. >> it's orbit is very well known. we know exactly where it can go. and it cannot hit the earth. >> reporter: coming as close as
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it does, gives scientists a rare chance to study an asteroid. >> the possibilities of understanding it coming so close. the kind of radio telescopes here is a bonanza. >> reporter: one that won't come with a bang. >> reporter: scientists say the asteroid, which weighs whron 30- - 130,000 tons has a slim chance of hitting a satellite. everyone is talking about the ravens super bowl win. as mike schuh explains, one of the team's most popular players, surprised children at a school in baltimore county. >> reporter: when you win the super bowl, everybody wants to stop you, shake your hand, take your picture. the nfl knows this. and they're sending out their stars to try to influence children to live healthier lives. >> this year, under a special program, all of the students at chase elementary, are fed breakfast. >> we're having apple juice, milk, and rice crispies. >> friends, just put your book bags and stuff in the coat room. >> reporter: the same is true
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alt ms. gray's classroom down the hall. >> i'm excited for the kids today. >> are you noticing how she's dressed? >> she has a secret. >> reporter: some of her kids gorg find out about it right now. [ screaming ] >> what's going on? >> you put spritz on this thing? >> reporter: yes, that's the real tory smith. remember breakfast? that's why he is here. but whether asked about the lombardi, tory pulls out his phone. >> the kids are star-struck. >> and this is the first time that they have been silent. it's the funniest thing for me to see as their p.e. teacher because i know how they are. >> what do you think? we're so excited. >> reporter: you don't think they'd just share tory smith with these 30 kids, do you?
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>> tory smith! [ applause ] >> smith tells me afterwards that that experience of winning in new orleans and seeing the faces of the fans during the parade, is something that he and the team would love to feel, at least one more time. good luck. i'm mike schuh reporting. back to you on tv hill. and tory smith says he enjoys days like this. because he remembers what it was like to look up to older athletes near his town in virginia. >> bob, do you get the same reaction when you go to schools? >> he gets it in the giants. are you kidding? >> giants. >> it's weather stuff. not sports. similar but different. they always want to know. are we going to get up for school? is it going to snow? that's the big question. this morning, there were delays. portions of northern and central maryland had delays. don't expect anything really overnight tonight. 38 now. humidity is way up. northwest winds only at 6.
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they'll be picking up. the barometer will be rising. come back and take a look at the weekend after this. this is dylan right here this is dylan, and this is his big brother hayden. dylan's only five, but he's already been through two surgeries for brain tumors. and he just went through his second round of chemo. and this is their mother, dawn who runs this loving and happy home. she too struggled with tumors. but that doesn't slow her down. her love of family comes first. their dad, phil, works two jobs, repairing copiers, and on weekends delivering newspapers. but the bills keep piling up and the heating bill gets pushed off. when you learn about their difficulties it just breaks your heart.
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when we asked the biggest oil companies to help families in need only citgo, the people of venezuela and president hugo chavez responded. thanks to them, citizens energy is able to deliver millions of gallons of fuel to families just like the berios. i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm, call me at 1-877-joe-4-oil. because no one should be left out in the cold!
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live outside now in boston, massachusetts. where the snow is coming in pretty steadily now. >> it is. >> wet snow. wind gusts, 45, 46 miles an
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hour. really going to get dangerous later tonight. as heavy snow continues through the region. winds pick up as high as maybe 50 to 60 miles an hour. blinding snowstorm for those folks. they have issued a do not go outside, do not get on the roads warning for everybody. just stay indoors there until this storm is over. it's going to be really, really tough. they could see 20 to 34 inches of snow? the boston region. take a look. just a little too warm here. colder spot. oakland will see a couple of inches of snow tonight. primarily from lake-effect snow. in other words, wind coming down. they will see snow. dew points dropping a little bit. it will get breezy and turn colder overnight. into tomorrow. down to 34, westminster. 39, bel air. 37 in rock hall. annapolis, at 39. northwest winds now. that's going to bring in the dryer and colder air. tomorrow will be a sunny day. but it will be windy.
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we have wind advisories in the western section. we have blizzard toward boston and southern portions of many. 31. dropped. 60s, very mild air south of us. we are going to see warming. even sunday. won't be bad. cold air coming in behind the air. it will be sunny. storm well off shore now. heading into eastern new england. showing snow across new england, with rain further south. there's a little snow in the poconos. some areas in central and northern new jersey may see 4 to 6 inches of snow. that's about as closing as it gets to us, maybe north of philadelphia, could see a couple of inches west of us. couple of those bands of snow could get into garrett county. the blizzard moves out.
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higher pressure moves in. here comes the mild air. moving in sunday. by monday, probably another chance of showers. but it will be mild. gale warning through saturday afternoon. northwest winds, 20 to 25. with gusts of 20 to 25 knots or better. 29 by morning. and the winds pick up overnight. windy, but mostly sunny tomorrow. it will be cold. tomorrow's high, only around 37. it will feel like the 20s, most of the day, on your saturday. >> wow. really cold. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. in a split second. two tourists turn their back in a california market. wait until you see what two thieves made off with. beyond the textbook. how one education group says schools can boost a number of students interested in science and math courses. i'm gigi barnett. at umbc. that story is next. and blizzard warnings. crews getting ready for a
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monster snowstorm in new york. first warning weather coverage continues after this.
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it is just before 6:30. 38 degrees and cloudy. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a blizzard warning in effect right now for boston and much of the new england region. a massive storm is bliftdering that region. you can see the heavy no? this picture. this is a 19-car pileup friday, outside portland maine. there were no serious injuries reported. but it drives home a serious message for people to stay off the roads. the nor'easter moving into the densely-populated northeast could. >> mayor thomas menino had this pledge for residents. >> this is a strong portion. stay off the roads.
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stay home. let the public works crew do their job. >> connecticut has declared a state of emergency, as have other states in the area. >> if you're leaving to go buy milk at this point, you're doing the wrong thing. >> reporter: officials say a plethora of snow is clearing the streets. but that does not mean people should take unnecessary risks. at airports, thousands of flights have been canceled. >> most of my flights have been canceled. now i'm going to la guardia, i hope. >> when it does move through, they are warning to be wary of flooding. >> folks are already drawing conclusions. from the looks of things, they could easily hit that mark tonight and tomorrow. reporting from boston. i'm criswellch. our first warning weather coverage continues with bob
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turk tracking this monster storm. >> this thing started like four days ago, back in louisiana. brought up a lot of moisture. now, it's sawf -- offshore. south of rhode island. low pressure spinning and growing stronger and stronger. by later tonight, they're going to see heavy amounts of snow. boston area, as we mentioned, they're getting gusts to 40 to 45 miles an hour. we'll see the strong winds here later tonight and into tomorrow. we'll have the wind advisory in in our region. in oakland, they just dropped to 29. ask they will see snow out in far western maryland. we could see a few snow showers. but we have a massive storm for new england. tim has a look at that. >> definitely, the amounts we're hearing are of historic portions. through maine.
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temperatures are going to play into that as well. 6 to 12 inches. 12 to 24 inches around providence. and 24-plus near boston. you add the winds and that creates the conditions. that's going to be part of the problem. the other part? well, the impact. travel shutting down, significant delays as we've seen. up and down the eastern sea board and beyond for flights out to the west. this is going to impact plane, many thousands, and millions of people until some respects. and again, we've gotten out of this with nothing more than just light snow showers before this is all said and done. but rain throughout the day. we'll have your first warning five-day forecast, and talk about a bit of a warmup coming up in a moment. >> thank you, tim and bob. check in with wjz for first warning weather coverage. for updates on the forecast, live doppler radar, and information on closings and delays, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. massive search continues for the former lapd police officer, accused of murdering three people.
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bigad shaban reports from california. the focus is now on a ski resort town east of l.a. >> reporter: police are checking cars in a snowstorm east of los angeles for accused killer, christopher dorner. his burned-out pickup truck was found in the big bear area thursday. s.w.a.t. teams were reaching snow cabs to reach remote areas. >> there's about 200 empty cabins that we've going -- we're going to check, one by one, using our s.w.a.t. guys. >> reporter: the former lapd officer and navy reservist is wanted for murdering three people, including one police officer. in a rambling manifesto posted online, dorner declared war on law enforcement. >> it's extremely dangerous. i explained to them to be very careful. but our folks are highly trained. >> reporter: the lapd fired dorner in 2008. he accused a fellow officer of using excessive force in the field. but the department ruled dorner was lying. police say dorner's first victims were monica kwan and her fiance.
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she's the daughter of the lapd officer who represented dorner during his disciplinary hearings. authorities are now guarding dozens listed on his manifesto. they are not certain the 33- year-old suspect is still in the big bear area. and admit the burned-out truck could be an elaborate diversion or a trap. in los angeles, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> police in southern california plan to search throughout the weekend in the snow-covered mountains. well, the murder of a 2- year-old annapolis child takes an even more troubling twist tonight. and mare sein the newsroom with the -- mary is in the newsroom with the latest on this case. >> reporter: 24-year-old chelsea booth is charged with first- and second-degree murder. and the body of her daughter cassidy was found in a rail car at a trash transfer station. police say she told them she smothered the child. and according to our media partner, the baltimore sun, she says the girl's father, put a muslim curse on her and believed the child was possessed by an evil spirit. booth is being held without
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bail tonight. denise? >> all right. thank you, mary. her 5-year-old son, fathered by a different man, is in the care of relatives. former state senator thomas brom well is out of jail and released into a community integration program. he was sentenced to seven years after being convicted on a federal bribery charge. the 63-year-old was the one- time chair of the powerful senate finance committee. he pleaded guilty back in 2007. no word when he'll be released from the reintegration program. the united states lags behind other countries when it comes to preparing students for science, engineering and math courses. as gigi barnett explains, one group of writers believes that more media attention could boost the number of interested students. >> reporter: behind every science project is a student with many questions. >> i have a baby cousin. and like a lot of babies, she has a security blanket she has carrying around everywhere. and i noticed she was carrying it around, sticking it in
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heruth mo . >> reporter: the 9th grader tested that blanket and found toxic substances. it's the kind that they showcased today at umbc. all of their projects were featured at the national education writers association conference. >> they wanted to see what is really working in the classes and local states. what has kids excited about learning?" and we found that it's kind of the hands-on activity. >> reporter: emily richmond is the spokesman for the group. she says writers and reporters across the country spent the day examining what attracts studentses to science, technology, engineering and math careers. one way to boost interest among students and parents? >> get it in the news more. and help people to understand, particularly, taxpayers who may be asked to pay for science labs. why does that matter. >> reporter: teachers say one reason the u.s. may lag behind is that they start early, teaching the subjects to younger students. >> if we can provide a wide
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range of opportunities from ap courses down to, perhaps, you know, on site or school-based research experiences, to give students more hands-on opportunities. and really to let them see beyond the taxbooks. >> reporter: and make-- textbooks. and make it a tool for life. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, compared to other nations, american students ranked 25th in math subjects. and 17t in science and technology courses. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. a columbia mom is using facebook to gather support for her son, who is a victim of cyber bullying. the oscar made a stop at the inner harbor. and a local woman got an unexpected gift of tickets to the academy awards. johns hopkins' season opener against sienna. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. still to come on wjz eyewitness news.
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accused kangibbal -- cannibal caught. the latest this case that has made headlines. tragedy in africa. a horrific accident leaves dozens dead. sun and wind return tomorrow. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com at this hour. for instant updates and all the day's news, and updated forecasts any time, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.
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at least 53 people are dead after a horrible traffic accident in zambia. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. witnesses say the bus swerved to miss another vehicle and then continued into the path of the truck. the bus was operated by zoom bia's postal service. potential jurors in new york's cannibal cop case views some graphic material on their questionnaires. officer gilberto vollier is charged with conspiring to kidnap, torture, and cannibalize several women. today, the judge showed the jurors staged photos of graphic sex and asked if they would be comfortable, viewing similar images during the trial. opening statements are set for february 25th. a couple visiting the u.s. from china get a rude awakening.
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nearly 10 grand is stolen right from under him -- them, while shopping. surveillance video shows a male and female suspect stealing the woman's purse out of the cart. it contained their passports and cash. the couple said they tried calling the embias. but all they get is voice mail. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. government-declared emergency. as a nor'easter overwhelms new england. we'll have a team of correspondents on the ground. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers o?? this is so sick!
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i can't believe your mom let you take her car out. this is awesome! whoooo! you're crazy.
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go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... (mom) i raised my son to be careful... hi, sweetie. hi, mom. (mom) but just to be safe... i got a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. well, as we have been reporting. a major norrest -- nor'easter. some areas could get as much as 3 feet of snow. we're live with first warning weather coverage, on our weather. not like that, thank goodness. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating our forecast. let's go outside to tim. hi, tim. >> reporter: well, denise, the most we may get is a light gusting as it moves on through. it's the back, wrapped around part of it that is wrapping into the cold air and moisture. but it's going to move on through here.
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stays pretty chilly. again degrees with sunshine. through the day, we'll get into the mid- to upper 30s. with overnight lows going back into the mid and upper 30s. for the next five days, sending it in to bob. >> except for tomorrow, we've got mild air. 44 on sunday. that's above average. 52, some showers on monday. 50 on tuesday. and 46, partly cloudy skies here next wednesday. not a terrible forecast. >> okay, bob. thank you. catching up with jerry lewis. rob marciano has more. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight. jerry lewis he made headlines when he stepped down from the telethon after 45 years. what has he been up to since? in a area video -- interview, jerry opens up about stepping into the spotlight. >> at 87, you don't plan a lot. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the comedy legend who made his first movie more than 60 years ago, is making another one. it's called max rose, with jerry in the title role, as a
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man dealing with golden years. he says looking back is something he doesn't like to do. >> i don't like to have to go back and remember what's gone. >> reporter: this year marks the 50th anniversary of his classic "the nutty professor," which he starred in and directed. in max rose, he is directed by daniel no amaking only -- noah, making his only second film. >> it has to be hard on a young director. because my reputation says i'm not easy. my legacy -- i don't believe in legacy. i want if you are going to say something good about me, say it while i can hear it. >> the star is list -- and more coming up later on entertainment tonight. >> you can see entertainment tonight, coming up at 7:30. and a remind reminder, the grammys are this sunday. don't miss, the grammys will go on. a death in the family. a behind the scenes look at
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last year's grammy, after the sudden death of whitney houston. and check out our grammy section on cbsbaltimore.com. >> it's a great show. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. staying the course with joe flacco. hear what ravens' owner, steve bishaty says about the super bowl m
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well, it's friday. what are we going to talk about? we can't talk about football. stan is here with the wjz the fan sports report. . >> let's talk football. like we have done all week long. and it's going to last for a long time. but it's good when it's good reflections. oh, yes. during his press conference, ravens owner steve bi -- steve bisciotti talked about what eli manning went through prior to becoming a super bowl field general two years ago. he opined that both stayed true to their personalities and came away as champs. he said one of the biggest criticisms of joe is that he wasn't fired enough. that's what the public said, not steve. it ended up serving just right on the world's biggest stage. >> joe proved that you can win,
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being like joe. and we're thrilled. because we never thought we needed to change the way joe was. like some of you all, or some of our fans and now, he gets to say, i told you so. >> ravens' management continues their off season discussion. free agency starts on march 12th. relatively speaking. flacco's former offensive coordinator, cam cameron, fired during the regular season. now, beating the bushes of the southeastern college ranks. down in the bayou. cameron was hired today by coaching assistance -- assistant les miles. he is the new offensive coordinator as cam. he regularly stays in touch with by text. head coach john harbaugh. let's talk major league baseball. before you can say spring training already? it's done near that time again.
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february 12th, next tuesday. here we are, on the heels of the o's best season. in 15 years, can you say it after me? say it, bob. 93 and 69. 93 and 69. birds have a lot of confidence heading into the 2013 game. they should be atop the 2013 league east. can that carry over from a year ago? >> first of all, i want them to reap some benefits from the players and fans of that. okay? whether it's energy in sarasota? energy in our ballpark later on. as important as last year was for the process, you know, this is your -- just as important. >> more baseball now. former o, joe saunders. baltimore sun has agreed it a one-year deal. following a 3-3 stint. and a 363e.r.a.
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31-year-old's valuable presence gone somewhere now. saunders, undefeated by the way, career wide. 6-0 at his home field. finally, last night. university of maryland coach mark turgeon called out. they were lackluster. he said, powders -- pouters that feel sorry for themselves are going to watch the naacp tournament-- ncaa tournament at home. 6 minutes. later on, they opened up the second half with a 14-3 spurt. jake liman led the way, with 14 points. you saw deswell there. maryland perseveres. 60-55 over va tech. maryland now 17-6. 5-5 in the acc. right now. johns hopkins opened thday. they are leading sienna, 13-5 in the fourth
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don't miss the cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. >> that's it for us at 10:00. we'll being back at 11:00. >> thanks for watching wjz, mary >> pelley: tonight the blizzard bears down. governors declare emergencies has nor'easter overwhelms new england. meteorologist david bernard on the forecast and our team of correspondents on the rest of the story. the search expands for the former los angeles cop accused in a series of revenge killings. ben tracy on the man hunt. one of the greatest spectacles on earth happens only once every
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12 years. holly williams dives into the biggest religious festival in the world. and "on the road", steve hartman finds these folks are more than happy to wait in line because this postman delivers a lesson in happiness. >> it was honestly his example that kind of caught -- taught me it's not what you do in life it's how you do it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is

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